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Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
NcMburg ScorcheI.

Thirteen business houses, so residences,
the Nepanee q Quebec railway station,
and the Mechanics institute at Newburg
Ontario were burned The other day. The
loss is $3.50, 600. John Wells was burned
in such a manner that he cannot live.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
AN AWFUL CALAMITY.
Many Persons Burned Alive in a
Theatre.
Frlghtrui scenes OF Horror.


The Theatre Royal In Exeter England,
took fire on the evening of Sept 8, during
the performance of the "Romany Rye"
There was only one exit from the gal
Ter and the crush there was terrific. Scores
were trampled under foot and suffocated.
A fire escape was brought to a window
and many inside in this manner were
reached.
The fire blazed fiercely, lighting up the
whole city. People were soon focking to
the scene In thousands, inquiring for
friends. The scene inside the theater
when the figoIbroke out was an awful one.
Some men implored the audience to keep
cool, but 1t was impossible to check the
frantic rush. The theater's hose was
brought into use in few minutes, but the
water had but little effect on the flames.
Actors and actresses were taken from the
windows with the aid of ladders. They
lost.everything except what they wore.
Soon after the fire broke out $50 bodies
had been recovered. They were almost
unacceptable. Thirty injured survivors
were taken to hospitals.
The search for bodies proceeded slowly.
In many cases every shred of clothing was
burned OIL and the bodies looked black and
raw
lnere are various reports as 10 inc OIL
gin of the fire. 1t Is only certain that tie
flames broke out in the scene shifter's de-
partment Those who escaped say that
the special exit was promptly opened.
The fire brigade arrived five minutes after
the breaking out of the flames, but the eff
forts of the firemen were without effect.
There were several thrilling rescues. The
majority Of the victims were men and
boys. About thirty women were burned.
When the fire started the drop curtain
was lowered to prevent draught. Some
or the actors opened door to escape,
causing the fire TO burst through the drop
scene and TO ignite the gallery. The
flames overlook the people who were
wedged in an immovable mass and roasted
them to death. Many who were rescu Ell
alive died soon after being brought out of
the burning building. The occupants of
the dress circle escaped without serious
harm,
Twenty badly burned persons who were
admitted to hospitals died few moments
after they were received.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

In the opinion of many nurses train
ing schools for children's nurses are
very much needed in this country.
This opinion would probably be shared
by the great majority of infants IL they
were capable o. forming an opinion.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
A Dead Veteran.

Col. Newton G.. Scott, veteran of the
Mexican war, died at Logansport, Ind,
recently. He was among the first to enter
the city Of Mexico when there were bullets
opposed to the undertaking.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
Patterson's To -.

Jackson's silk mill and the Grant loco
motive works in Patterson, n. j., were
destroyed by fire on the sth inst. The loss
is estimated at nearly $780, 600, and 600
hands are thrown out of work.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

LIVE STOCK.
Cattle-Market duh and shade lower;
chipping steers, 1904 20; stockers and
feeders, VI sO(63; cows, bulls and mixed,
u 2592 80; Texas cattle, 81 1908 %; Wes-
tern 81 25a3 IS.
Hoes-Market strong and &c higher:
rough and mixed, a 95C55 20; packing and
shipping, 70 2595 90; light, 81 90d5 IS;
skips, $500 90.
SHEEP-Market strong; natives, $3So4 40;
westerns, q 1903 20; Texans ~ to(83 O.;
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

Miss J.. G. Fleming, a correspond
dent of the colored organ, the New
York Freeman. writing from Pallable
Station, COMO Free State, speaks of
the darS continent as "our fatherland y
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

Ben Butler has plan for disposing
of the treasury surplus which, to say
the least IS novel and unique. The
"wily widow says the surplus should
be appropriated to pensions, bounties
ETC., TO union soldiers, and after they
are all supplied. let the confederate
soldiers come in for share of the cash.
Verify, Ben has long head
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

A railroad POI miles long is in course
of construction in the Argentine Con-
federation, S. A., which is to be pro-
PEELED by horse flesh. This is develop
ment backwards The reasons assigned
is that horses are very cheap and coal
very dear. The native incidence of
that reg on has also something to do
with such state of things, no doubt.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
No Longer a Mason.

A special meeting of Lincoln Park
Lodge No. GIL, Chicago, was held the
other night for the purpose of taking ac-
ton on the charge of un-Masonic conduct
preferred against William j. McGarigle, a
member of that lodge. Every precaution
was taken to prevent the decision arrived
at being made public, even visiting breth-
rem being informed that only members of
the lodge could be admitted. The lodge
unanimously voted TO expel the accused
member. The decision arrived at will be
communicated under the seal of the lodge
to the Chapter Of Royal Arch Masons, the
Commandery of Knights Templar,
and the Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, of
which he was member, and they at their
next meeting will proceed TO remove Me-
Garigle's name from the roll of member
ship. Having been expelled by the Blue
Lodge, lie, by that action, ceases to be a
member of all the other bodies, but each
body will proceed to expel him formally
to prevent the possibility of his visiting
any other chapter cOmmandery or other
body connected with the Scottish rite.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15

The primitive inhabitants Of the
mountain regions of Kentucky are in
all things people by themselves so
much so that they regard visitors from
other parts of the country as foreigners.
Funerals are very important events with
these people, and in order to make
them more impressive they try to have
as many ministers as possible present
1t is also said that husbands are in the
habit of postponing the funeral services
of their first wives until their second
wives can attend And a missionary
tells of one man who was living with
his third wife without ever having had
any funeral services over his two for
mer wives. He gaze as reason that
his third wife might die at any time,
and then he could have grand triple
funeral service for all three together.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15


Mrs. S. G. Eccleston, who returned
recently to Argentine Republic, is one
of sixteen women teachers who went
from this country about four years ago
at the urgent request of the Argentine
Minister of Education and were placed
in charge of public schools in the sever
al provinces. The fact that all were
Protestants caused them to be regarded
with some suspicion at first in country
where the Roman Catholic is the prev
alent as well as the state religion; but
it soon came to be understood that
their teaching was purely secular, and
the schools are well attended by all
classes. Mrs Eccleston speaks with
enthusiasm of the success of their edu-
cational work, and of the generous
treatment the North American teachers
received from the government
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15


"Volapuk, the new universal Ian
guage, was the subject of an interesting
lecture by Colonel Charles f. Sprague,
at University building. New York, re-
Gently. Volapuk, Colonel Sprague
said, means world-speech, but this is
not good name, as thelanguage is not
intended to be spoken among the peo-
pie of any nation, but only to be used
in correspondence among people of
different nations. international Ian
guage" would be a better torn. At
tempts to make a common language
date back to about the year 1909, A. ID.
The present system, Volapuk, was de-
vised by Father Schleyer, a German
priest, and published in 1881. 1t now
has 10000 students in Europe, six peri
odicals are devoted to it, and about
sixty societies are striving to introduce
IL
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-09-15
Wong Chin Foo, who explained why

Wong Chin Foo, who explained why
ne was heather in the North Ameri
can Review, has described how the
Cinnamon serve joss with roast pig in
New York. He says: 1.-The Cinnamon
are very particular in making their
purchases, as they are afraid to palm
off a bad hog on the great Joss. In
order to have the porkers fresh and
wholesome they prefer to buy live ami
mails The pigs are examined carefully
from snout to tail. They must have
regular features, be well proportional
and without particle of blemish of
any kind. When properly cleansed the
entire carcass is soaked in aromatic
spices for at least an hour Then the
dresser who is usually an expert ca
terer, proceeds to prepare it for roast
ing. The legs are so bent that they
assume kneeling posture when placed
before joss. The mouth is pried open
and ball of dough colored red is in
serted between the teeth to make it re-
semble dragon trying to swallow a
ball of fire. The eyes are carefully
closed and the lashes Strengthened out.
The ears are spread out and the tail is
curled upwards towards the back. The
oven or bin is so constructed with COM
partments that the space in which the
pig is shut up only receives the heat
from the fire below, while another com
partmeJt carries off the flame and
smoke. In this manner a pig that
weighs $50 pounds or more is roasted
to beautiful brown in less than an
hour. Then it is taken out and painted
light red and otherwise Enthusiastically
decorated to make Joss happy.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
BACK FROM
MIR. C. r. Behler Returns from h German
Catholic Congress, Held There.

Mr.. C. r. BehIer Returns from the German
Catholic Congress, Held There.
A REGISTER reporter met Mr.. c. R.
Behler, yesterday, upon his return from
Chicago, where he attended the thirty
second annual Congress o. the eerman
Catholics OF the United States, he being a
delegate from st. Alphonsus Society and
the State at large.
Mr.. Behler said: THE resolutions
which were offered in the convention by
Mr.. Mich, regarding the labor question,
and which caused such a stir throughout
the country, were something which the
Congress recognized it had no right to deal
with. The substance of the resolutions
w.s to warn ali young men nom Joining
any labor organization, as they were
headed by Anarchists, Socialists, and others
of their ilk. When the resolutions were
read a motion was made to lay thenA on
the table, but the Chairman decided
that they should be referred TO the proper
committee, which was done, and the CON
mittee reported unfavorably upon them,
Tue lSsull btlhB NudI thCJ NCIC uau
mously rejected. As the Catholic Church
has taken no definite stand in regard to
the labor question, such resolutions should
have never been presented and it is my
opinion hat some outside parties induced
Mr.. Mich to introduce them in the con-
vention.
"a resolution was adopted 10 establish
labor bureaus all over the United States,
and an attempt will be made to accom-
plish that end.
'The General Catholic Assembly held
during the congress was the largest ever
held, and / attended the first annual Ger
man Catholic mass meeting held in Amer
lea. They a;e ,,eid regularly in Germany,
anu this was the inauguration Of them in
this country"
Mr.. Behler made a motion in the Con-
gress that the next annual convention be
held in Wheeling, but in view Of the fact
that the State Fair and Soldiers Reunion
will be here about the same time
next year that the convention
would assemble, he withdrew
Wheeling in favor Of Cincinnati, with the
assurance that this city would be settled
upon in which to hold the CONVENTION in
1889. Mr.. Behler saw Mayor ~Seabright
and Mr.. A. G. Egerter in fremen's suits as
they paraded in Chicago and participated
with them in the big banquet rendered the
fremen in that city.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
A Little Misunderstanding.

! uniform scale for glass gatherers all
over the couptry was adopted at the an
nual meeting of the Flint Glass Workers
Association, and when the local delegates
returned home they informed their employ
ers of that fact and notified them that it
would go into effect the first of this
month, but Saturday when the men were
paid ct Hobbs. Brockunier& Co g and the
Central, they received the old rates. A
special meeting of Local Union No. 9 was
held Sunday to take action on the matter
sod a committee was appointed who waited
upon President Scott, of the Central, and
he promised them an answer to-day, it is
said. No trouble is anticipated, as it is
thought that Pittsburg is holding hack in
order to Campel Wheeling to adopt the new
system FIRST. President Scott will 90 uI
Pittsburg to-day to investigate the matter,
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
THE PARK.
THEORpINANCRN SHAPE FOR SUBMISSION
TO COUNCIL TONIGHT.
The Ides ef Making 3 Memorial Park Abandoned In
Favor Of a General Pleasure Ground, With
out Regard 70 Anything Else.

The gentlemen who are ut the head OIL
the prciect to have the city purchase the
site of the old Fair Grounds for park pur-
poses met informally at the Dollar Savings
Bank. last evening, and heard a report OF
the progress of work upon the ordinance
to be submitted to Council at this even
ing's meeting. The terms Of the docu-
ment were approved, and the paper Will
be duly presented this evening. The Or
dinance provides for the immediate ap-
pointment of a commission with power to
make o~vertures to the n OF the
ground for its purchase, they to be re-
stricted in q proper manner as to the price
to be paid and the methods to be pursued
In conducting the negotiations. The or
dinance limits the sun to be expended to
$50. 900 at the outside, and provides that
the bonds shall run for thirty. four years;
that thew shall bear interest at the rate OF
four and-a-half per cent, n tnat tney
shall be redeemable at the rate oil SS,OOo per
year after the lapse of ten years from the
date of issuance.
The gentlemen Of the committee talked
over the disposition manifested IN some
quarters to bring politics into the matter,
and also the attempts which have been
made to ~misrepresent the enterprise, and
came to the conclusion that a large share
of the said opposition was due to q misun-
d~erstanding of the aims of the committee,
and to the final shape the matter had
taken, while they hardly knew what to
make of the chronic disposition TO have the
sc. A. R." or Memorial" idea tackled on
to the Park. Some very vigorous language
was used in the course of the evening, and
it was finally decided that something in
the way of an explanation he made in one
direction and of remonstrance in another,
to the end that the path of the committee
be made a triae less thorny.
The gentlemen of the committee request
that the statement he made that the idea of
associating with the Park in any way,
either by name or otherwise, any memories
of the war, or of making any reference
whatsoever to the fact that the Old Fair
Grounds was the site of Camp Carlisle, or
of any other camp, was abandoned fully
and completely at the meeting held last
Thursday evening at the Chamber o. COM
merce, and that any other idea was q mis-
representation;
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13
IN A SMALL WAY.
Tho News of the Day Pointedly Para
graphed for Hasty Readers.

LReo
COUNCIL. to night in regular session.
THE Board of Police and Fire Commits
sioners met last night.
ONE marriage license was issued by
Clerk Hook, yesterday.
The police have made eighty-seyen ar
rests so far in September.
THERE were seven cases before His
Honor yesterday morning.
THE Central Oil Company yesterday de-
elared a dividend of five per cent.
ONE deed of trust was admitted to
record by Clerk Hook, yesterday.
The directors of the Base Ball AssOcia-
ton are called to meet this evening.
IT is understood that the st. James
Hotel will be reopened early next month.
A force of men are at work cleaning 1t up.
THE REGISTER is in receipt of a cabinet
photo of Mayor Seabright, attired in his
6reman's suit. A picture of Mr.. A. c.
Egerter was also received in the city yes
terday. Both gentlemen make good look
ing fremen.
Mr.. FULLER, of New York city, passed
through the city, yesterday, on his way 10
Mt. Pleasant, o. Mr.. Fuller is in charge
of the Wheeling and Lake Erie Railroad
Company's coal operations, and has gone to
Mt. Pleasant in the interest of that COM
pany.
A CONVENTION of the German Pioneers
will meet at Canton, Ohio, on Thursday,
and quite q number of the Wheeling Pho
neers will 90 out to attend the meeting.
They will leave on Wednesday morning,
and others desiring to 90 can get p~articu-
lars from c. X. Behler.
A PLEASANT reception will be given at
the residence of Mr.. Wallace, of the Sec
oud ward, this afternoon and evening.
Miss Ella Carothers, of New Martinsville,
will entertain q number o. her friends, the
occasion being the anniversary OF her
twenty-fourth birthday. All anticipate a
pleasant time.
CAPTAIN CUTWRIGHT, conductor OF
the passenger train which figured in Sunday
mornings collision, on the Ohio River rail-
| road, called at the REGISTER office yester-
| day, and said that the statement that his
train was four and a half minutes ahead
Of time is a mistake, that the train was ex-
exactly on me. This statement IS made
in Justice to the Captain with pleasure.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-13

hold the charter, and | am of the opinion
that the bridge will be the best thing that
could heppen Wheeling, and we certainly
should have it.
Joseph Speidel-It certainly would be a
great thing for the city, as we should have
all the railroads we can possibly get.
What i four taxes are a little higher? Every
railroad that comes into the city brings so
many more inhabitants and increases the
value of property. We should have the
bridge and the railroads by all means.
Howard Hazlett-If it is q choice be-
tween the park and the bridge, think we
should have the latter by all means, but l
think, if we work it right, we can get both.
J. n. Vance-No doubt it would be a
great thing for the city if we can only get
it, and / see no good reason why the
bridge can not be built.
Hullihen Quarrier-The building of the
bridge would be the salvation of Wheeling.
Every railroad that enters the city Is q
nail driven into its prosperity, and l see
no reason why the bridge can not be
built. 1t has always been q great draw
back to the city that we have had no line
entering it directly, and people passing
east or west, or vice versa, upon reaching
Benwood, ask where Wheeling is, and
when told it is q few miles above, can not
certainly have any opinion of the town,
for they think the railroad would run di-
rectly through it were it of any import
ance.. What We now want is the union
bridge and a union depot, and both should
he built by all means. Surely it would
be the greatest good fortune that ever hap
pened to Wheeling, and I think the plan
Is feasible.
NJ. Reilly-We ought to have all the
railroads we can get and if the Union
bridge will bring them into the city 1t
should be built as soon as possible. When
the question of the county subscribing
$50. 600 to the Panhandle came up there
was a big kick by a number Of our prom
inent citizens who tried to defeat the
measure, but they have fully realized their
folly since. I am willing to be taxed
extra to have the railroads and the bridge,
and / think every other progressive citl-
zen should be.
Hon. W. L. Heane--It would be a first
class thing for the city to have the bridge
and there is no doubt but that 1t would
bring a number of railroads into the city,
the grand result Of which would be un-
doubted.
John O. Pendleton-W What we want Is
the bridge and railroads, which will bring
prosperity in our midst. Then if we feel
like having o park we can do so. 4 man
always partakes OF the s~1bstaptials of life
before he eats his desert or d~eliCacies, and
we are in the same position concerning the
bridge and park. The former should be
built by all means. :,
George Wise-Why, certainly it would
be a great thing, and l think the bridge
should by all means be built.